US Ambassador Mike Huckabee in interview: "Trump doesn't want to intervene in the elections"

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee told Yonit Levi that Trump doesn't want to intervene in Israel's elections, as his intervention could cause harm. He hasn't discussed the elections with the president and doesn't know whom he'll support. Huckabee said Trump wants to deter his rivals with contradictory messages, and doesn't rule out another round against Iran. He clarified that Israel isn't expected to withdraw from Gaza before Hamas is disarmed, and sent a message following the Kussra events: "This is an act of terrorism - stop it."

US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said in a special interview with Yonit Levi that President Donald Trump prefers not to intervene in Israel's elections, as his intervention could cause damage. Huckabee noted that he hasn't discussed the elections with the president and doesn't know whom he'll support. He said Trump's contradictory statements regarding Iran are meant to deter his rivals. Huckabee clarified that the US doesn't expect Israel to withdraw from Gaza before Hamas is disarmed, and that Netanyahu and Kushner see eye to eye on the situation. He harshly attacked the settlers who participated in the Kussra events and called their actions "an act of terrorism."